NCJ Number
182830
Journal
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: Spring 1999 Pages: 1-9
Editor(s)
David E. Corbin,
Manoj Sharma
Date Published
1999
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This survey developed a descriptive profile of alcohol consumption patterns among juveniles aged 15 and 16 years in a southern State and examined the relationship between alcohol initiation and binge drinking behaviors and sexual initiation, pregnancy, multiple sex partners, and violence.
Abstract
Data were collected using the Alabama Adolescent Survey, a school-based survey. School districts involved in the survey consisted of a voluntary sample. The original 1988 sample consisted of six school districts who also participated in the 1990 and 1993 samples. Four of the original six school districts participated in the 1998 sample. Alcohol consumption had been initiated by about two-thirds of students over the four time periods. Binge drinking practices were relatively stable, with slightly more than one-third indicating they had done so 2 weeks prior to the survey. Logistic regression analyses showed very modest relationships between alcohol initiation and binge drinking practices and independent measures for this age group. Additional research is recommended to clarify the role of alcohol consumption behaviors and the co-occurrence of other non-normative behaviors. 17 references and 4 tables